Diocese of Norwich

A Service for Advent
2024-12-01 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Norfolk
The Trinity Singers will lead a service of evensong with music and congregational carols for Advent

The Holly & The Ivy - Christmas Concert
2024-12-01 14:30 - 16:30 | Norfolk
The Gold & Silver Singers present ‘The Holly & The Ivy’ Christmas Concert with Fine City Chorus.
Sunday 1st December 2.30pm at St. Andrew’s Church Chapter House.
Musical Directors: Martyn Marshall and Carrol Logan, Assistant Conductor: Steve Holmes
Guest Soprano: Jessica Bergman, Guest Pianist: Vidas Vaitkevicius
Admission fee: Adults – £10, Children – free – Refreshments included (Tickets available on the door)
Tel: 01493 663439 or 07506 325975
Venue: ST ANDREW’S CHURCH CHAPTER HOUSE
CHURCH RD,
GORLESTON-ON-SEA,
NR31 6LR

Music for Advent with Sine Nomine
2024-11-30 17:30 - 19:30 | St Giles-on-the-Hill, St Giles-on-the-Hill Church, 75 Upper St Giles St, Norwich, NR2 1AB
Come and join us for an evening of wonderful music in a beautiful medieval church setting. Sine Nomine is a Norwich based choir comprising 25 to 30 members who sing sacred and secular music, both accompanied and unaccompanied. The choir was formed in 1978 and its current Director of Music is Hannah Emmrich.
The music for the evening will include work by Handel, Purcell and Grieg.
Refreshments will be available at 5.30pm and the concert will start at 6pm. There will be a retiring collection in aid of church funds.

Christmas Wreath Festival
2024-11-30 11:00 - 2024-12-01 16:00 | Norfolk
Feeling creative? St Michael’s Church, Sutton is hosting a Christmas Wreath Festival on 30th November and 1st December. Everyone is welcome to make a modest, flashy or exotic wreath for display in the church. The wreaths will be hung on purpose-made supports to show them to best effect. Please bring yours to the church on Thursday 28th November. The exhibition will open on Saturday from 11am to 4pm, and on Sunday from noon to 4pm, with food and refreshments, and a raffle. All proceeds for St. Michael’s Church. Contact Malcolm (01603 783091) for more info.

Christmas Fayre
2024-11-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Norfolk
Christmas Fayre – Saturday 30th November – 10am – 2pm
Stalls, Games, Music and Refreshments
Free Entry, all welcome
Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 6LR

Leadership Forum
2024-11-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Norfolk

‘Being With’ course
2024-11-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:00 | St Peter’s, St Peter’s Church, Sheringham, NR26 8QS
Sometimes our greatest challenge is noticing where God is and has been at work in our lives.
St Peter’s is delighted to offer the ‘Being With’ course this year. Established by Revs. Samuel Wells and Sally Hitchiner from St Martin in the Fields, this course offers a fresh way to explore Christian faith.
Rather than focusing on academic Bible study or unpacking years of doctrine, the ‘Being With’ course works on the basis that all of us have already had a wealth of experience of God’s presence in our lives. Through topics such as: meaning, Jesus, sacrifice, church and the cross we’ll explore where God moves in our lives and everyday experiences.
In this course how you feel is just as important as what you think. It’s about sharing our stories and listening to the stories of others. It doesn’t matter where you are in your journey of faith. From decades of devoted discipleship to those who just have questions, all are welcome.
The course will run at St Peter’s on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks, beginning on October 1st at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available from 7pm.
If you would like to join us, or ask for more information then please get in touch with our office, by email or phone:
stpeterschurchsheringham@gmail.com or 01263 820040.

An Introduction to Governance in Church Schools and Academies
2024-11-26 18:00 - 20:00 | online

Sunday Talk@2 - Advent, a time of waiting and wondering.
2024-11-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Norfolk
Informal talk by Liz Cannon Retired Anglican Priest. An invitation to reflect and wonder about some of the characters in the Christmas Story.
The talk will be followed by time for discussion and seasonal refreshments!

Aylsham Parish Church - Autumn Harmonies - Concert by Norwich Harmony Ladies Barbershop Choir
2024-11-23 19:00 - 21:30 | Aylsham Parish Church, Market Place, Aylsham, NR11 6LW
Come and see Norwich Harmony in concert in Aylsham Parish Church on 23rd November. Proceeds will be split between Aylsham Parish Church and St Georges Dementia Support Group.

Autumn Stalls - a fayre for Autumn and Christmas
2024-11-23 11:00 - 13:30 | St Giles-on-the-Hill, St Giles-on-the-Hill Church, 75 Upper St Giles St, Norwich, NR2 1AB
Goodness knows where the year has gone but here we are again with the St Giles Autumn Stalls – famous now for the sale of delicious cakes as well as general refreshments, teas etc. There will be the usual tombola with prizes. Books and other items will also be for sale. Do come and join us and enjoy the atmosphere within this beautiful medieval church. Everyone is welcome!
November 23rd
11:00a.m. Until 2:00p.m. Teas, Cakes, Tombola, Books and more!

Christmas Craft Fair
2024-11-23 10:30 - 14:00 | Norfolk
Join us in our warm and welcoming church for a fair with many exciting and varied crafts stalls and gifts with ideas for
Christmas presents.
Games, fun and challenges with prizes for children – of any age.
Home baking, tea, coffee and lunches in our west end cafe

A concert by the marvellous Norwegian choir, Lardal Kantori
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:30 | St Peter and St Paul’s, Bergh Apton, St Peter and St Paul’s, Bergh Apton, Norfolk, NR15 1BX, United Kingdom
A musical & visually colourful treat – this superb choir performs in national dress in the fantastic acoustics and friendly atmosphere of our lovely rural parish church.
Under the expert leadership of Kjell Håkerstad, Lardal Kantori performs regularly around southern Norway. Their repertoire is huge, ranging from Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus (which might be included in this year’s programme) to well-loved carols and ballads. Their style is relaxed and friendly but very polished.
For a number of years they joined us in Bergh Apton Church to herald the Advent season with songs and carols in Norwegian and English – then COVID intervened. We’re absolutely thrilled that we’ve now restored continueity and are able to welcome them back this year.
They’re only performing twice in England before returning to Norway, so do join us for a very special experience. Parking is available in the grassed field adjacent to the church
Although we ask for advance booking so we can anticipate numbers for seating and refreshments, we do retain a number of tickets for on-the-door sales. Call the phone number given to ascertain availability.

Soulshaper Youth Weekend 2024
2024-11-15 17:30 - 2024-11-17 14:00 | The Horstead Centre, Rectory Road, Horstead, Norwich,, Norwich, NR12 7EP, United Kingdom
A residential activity and discipleship weekend at The Horstead Centre for youth groups or individuals who do not have a regular church youth group.
Pack your bags for a fun packed weekend! Meet with other young people, hang out with friends and make new ones. The weekend will include fun, food, friendship, adventurous activities, seminars and creative worship.
Groups accompanied by a youth leader are encouraged and individuals who are not part of a group are welcome, but please contact us on 01603 882354 before booking.
Final booking deadline midnight, Sunday 3rd November 2024!

Interfaith event - social drop in
2024-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | St Giles-on-the-Hill, St Giles-on-the-Hill Church, 75 Upper St Giles St, Norwich, NR2 1AB
The week of 11th November is Interfaith Week. This annual event marks the rich diversity of different faiths and beliefs in our society and is an opportunity for people from different faith and belief backgrounds to come together, connect and deepen their understanding of each other.
This year the national charity Faith & Belief Forum has teamed up with St. Giles-on-the-Hill to organise a Drop In at St. Giles Church for people of all faiths and beliefsWe would love it if you, and members of your community, would join us.
This will be a very informal space to meet, share some light refreshments and find out more about each other.
It will hopefully provide a foundation to build on for Interfaith Week 2025.

ECO FORUM - Changing Perspectives: seeing creation differently
2024-11-12 18:30 - 19:45 | Norwich Cathedral
You are warmly invited to a creation pilgrimage around Norwich Cathedral. In the stillness of the evening come and discover how this ancient building can help us get a fresh perspective on our present day environmental challenges. Come and see the building in new and unusual ways and leave with a refreshed view of God’s wonderful creation.
The creation pilgrimage takes place on Tuesday 12th November and will begin at 6.30 by the Pelican Lectern under the tower of the Cathedral.
Parking is available in The Close. Please enter the Cathedral by the South Door – the door nearest the car park with a clock over the door. The pilgrimage will last approximately 75 minutes. Please note: we will be accessing some of the spiral staircases within the Cathedral.
In preparation for the creation pilgrimage you are welcome to join us for Choral Evensong at 5.30; let the music and words of the evening office calm and inspire you, preparing your mind and soul to see creation differently.

Deepening Christian Distinctiveness in your school
2024-11-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Norfolk
This half day practical workshop is aimed at school leaders who want to review, refresh and reinvigorate their school’s vision. SIAMS expects a school’s vision to be reflective of the current needs of the school community and to be the driving force for everything the school undertakes. This half day course will cover the following ‘hot topics ‘in SIAMS at present:
· What is the ‘why’ of your school’s vision?
· How to build better relationships with Home, School and Church.
· Developing meaningful global diversity in Christianity in RE and Collective Worship.
· What is your school’s footprint in your local community?
· How can we develop pupils being the leaders of our church school?
Cost: £90 to church schools and academies
Audience: All headteachers and senior leaders and staff interested in spiritual development of pupils and adults in Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies
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'In concert sing': choral music for All Saints and All Souls
2024-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | St John the Baptist’s, Timberhill, Timber Hill, Norwich, NR1 3LA
On the eve of Remembrance Sunday, ‘Cantilena’, directed by Gordon Pullin, presents an evening concert of beautiful choral music for the Saints and the Holy Souls.
Music performed will include works by Deering, Victoria, Harris, Byrd, Walford Davies, Schubert, Blytheman, Schutz, Lassus, Naylor, Greene, Goss and Parry.
‘Cantilena’ is a choir comprising some of Norwich and Norfolk’s fine singers, and their previous concerts at St John’s have been very warmly received.
Admission is free, with a retiring collection. Wine, beer and soft drinks follow.

What is Happening to our Coastline?
2024-11-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Norfolk
Come and listen to someone who knows about our coastline. Rob Goodliffe, Coastal Transition Manager at North Norfolk District Council, will give a talk and answer questions. All welcome. No tickets are required but donations will be much appreciated.
Light refreshments available during the interval.

Understanding/Developing Collective Worship to Enable Spiritual Flourishing
2024-11-06 13:30 - 16:00 | Norfolk
Collective Worship is a fundamental part of the spiritual development of pupils and adults in church schools. The expectation of SIAMS is that the impact of daily collective worship is everybody grows spiritually. How this is achieved and how this is monitored are two area that will be explored on this half day course. The course will unpack what is considered to be spiritual development in Collective worship and how this is different to spirituality in other aspects of school life. It will look at a range of resources to support the delivery of collective worship to enable spiritual development. It will also consider how to evidence spiritual flourishing for a SIAMS inspection in your school.
Cost: £90 to church schools and academies
Audience: All Collective Worship leads/ Senior Leaders of Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies

Collective Worship Network
2024-11-04 15:30 - 17:00 | online
Collective Worship is designed to be the heartbeat of any school day and this half day network gives an opportunity to explore best practice.
This session offers the opportunity to network with other Collective Worship leads and keep up to date with the latest resources, considering the SIAMS Framework 2023. A golden thread throughout each session will be how we evaluate how adults and pupils flourish spiritually in your school as a direct impact of Collective Worship.
Audience: All Collective Worship leads, including clergy, of Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies

Collective Worship Network
2024-11-04 15:30 - 17:00 | online
Collective Worship is designed to be the heartbeat of any school day and this half day network gives an opportunity to explore best practice.
This session offers the opportunity to network with other Collective Worship leads and keep up to date with the latest resources, considering the SIAMS Framework 2023. A golden thread throughout each session will be how we evaluate how adults and pupils flourish spiritually in your school as a direct impact of Collective Worship.
Audience: All Collective Worship leads, including clergy, of Voluntary Aided, Voluntary Controlled, Foundation church schools and academies
Collective Worship Network Tickets, Mon 4 Nov 2024 at 15:30 | Eventbrite

Reverse advent calendar
2024-11-01 08:00 - 2024-11-30 13:00 | Norfolk
The people in the village of Aslacton have been asked by Saint Michaels church if they would like to participate in a reverse advent calendar during November. Each day, instead of getting something out of a Calendar you put an item of food in a box at the end of November, we are asking that the boxes are brought to church where we will collect them up and take them to our local food bank for distribution. The local school is also involved in this. Even if people can only give a couple of things every little helps.

Tea concert
2024-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Norfolk
Join us for a concert with Chanters Jigge bringing ancient, traditional and modern instruments.

Sing Together, Grow Together - workshops for new fathers
2024-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | St George’s Church, Colgate, St George's Street, Norwich, NR3 1DA, United Kingdom
Singing is a brilliant activity for you to do with your child.
It makes you happy, healthy, teaches communication skills, coordination skills and supports brain development.
The Sing Together, Grow Together project will provide music sessions for fathers of children two and under to give them ideas and examples of music to sing with their child throughout the day. The sessions will be in a friendly, easy going environment and includes a snack break as part of the session and a family music session for everyone attending to enjoy some music with fantastic musicians.
The sessions will be held at St George Church Colgate in central Norwich on a Saturday morning and will be free to attend.
For further details and booking information please go to:
tinyurl.com/stgtnorwich or email singtogethergrowtogether@gmail.com or revannieblyth@gmail.com
This project is funded by Norfolk’s Start for Life and Family Hub approach, which is funded through the national Government Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme.
